Dhaka, April 5 -- All government departments swing into action to explore ways, including tariff rationalization, to mitigate adverse impact of the Trump-triggered global trade war on Bangladesh's already-woe-stricken economy.

The jacked-up US tariffs, 37 per cent on Bangladeshi goods, higher than that of its competitors, have triggered concerns among all ministries and agencies, including the Ministries of Finance, and Commerce, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), along with exporters of apparel, leather, ceramics etc.

An initial finding by the NBR and BIDA detects thirty import items from the United States having higher tariffs.

The items, including generation and generating set...